Key Stage 3
In year 7, we introduce the students to French and the main vocabulary needed for everyday interactions. We look at the foundations of French grammar, including the full conjugation of the verbs avoir and être, and introduce ideas such as grammatical gender, verb conjugation, present tense and adjectival agreement. We look at simple opinions to enable students to express themselves confidently. Towards the end of the year, students will be exposed to the wider French-speaking world in the cultural unit of Francophonie.
By the end of the year, we expect students to be able to write about 90 words in the target language, read a range of short texts on the topics covered, and become more proficient in listening and speaking French.
| On se présente | Tu es comment? | il y a qui dans ta famille? | Tu as un animal? | Comment est ton collége? | Tu habites où? |
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Names, ages and birthdays Phonetics: (an), (am), (en), (em), (e), (eu), (oeu), mute H and E, STuPiD rule and accents Grammar: 'avoir' (to have) in the present tense with all subject pronouns Culture: common French names, famous French people |
Physical description Phonetics: (o), (ô), (au), (eau), (e), (é), (er), (ez), and (ou) Grammar: 'avoir' (to have) in the present tense with all subject pronouns, negatives (ne...pas) Culture: French idioms using vocab of focial features |
Family members relationships, age (to 100) and personality Phonetics: (qu), (c), (ç), (ci), (ce), (ss), (s), (z), (in), (ain), and (ien) Grammar: avoir (to have) in the present tense, possessive adjectives, adjectival agreement Culture: idiomatic phrases about family |
Pets Phonetics: (ch), (gn), (oi), amid mute (H) and E Grammar: avoir (in the present tense), negatives (ne...pas), adjectives agreement (gender and number), opinions & justifications Culture: idioms with the names of animals |
School description and subjects Phonetics: (k), (e), (é), and (è) Grammar: subordinate clause, definitive articles, -er verbs in the present tense Culture: Life in a French school |
la Francophonie Phonetics: (a/à/â), (s/z), (s/ss/c), (k/qu/c) Grammar: habiter (to live) in the present tense, prepositions à & en, relative clause with quae & qui, opinions and justifications Culture: facts about French speaking countries |
Assessment:
Autumn term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Spring term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Summer term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Homework:
80 mins LanguageNut per week - vocabulary training and grammar exercises
In year 8, we build on the vocabulary and grammar from year 7. We introduce more culturally relevant topics where we look more deeply at foods and holiday activities in French regions. We build on simple opinion work adding justifications using ‘car’ and ‘parce que’. We introduce the past tense as well as the near future tense and more complex language concepts like comparison and subordinate clauses.
| Quel travail font-ils? | Comment sont-ils? | Que manges-tu? | Qu'est-ce quae tu portes? | Qui a volé la Jaconde? | Où vas-tu caller cert été? |
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Family members and their jobs Phonetics: (a/à/â), (an/am/en/em), (r/rr), liaisons and mute H and E Grammar: er verbs 'traveiller' opinions & justifications and gender-adaptable nouns Culture: facts about work, work life in France |
Comparison of family members Phonetics: (ai/è/ê/ei), (u/û), (i/î/ï/y) and (r/rr) Grammar: être (to be) in the present tense with all pronouns, adjectival agreement (in gender and number) and possessive adjectives Culture: Idioms containing a comparison |
Food Phonetics: (e/eu/oeu), (ou), (an/am/en/em), and (on/am) Grammar: partitive articles, - er verbs (manager), adjectival agreement (in gender and number) and opinions and justifications Culture: facts about food and food culture in France |
Clothes and weather Phonetics: (o/ô/au/eau), (o), (u/û) and (ch) Grammar: subordinate clause (quand/si), adjectival agreement (un gender and number) and -er verbs (porter) Culture: French fashion and designers |
Past free time activities Phonetics: (y/il/ill), (c/k/qu), (tion), and (gn) Grammar: partitive articles, key verbs in perfect (with avoir and être) and sequencers Culture: Discovering the Louvre Museum |
Future holiday activities Phonetics: (on/om), (s/z), and (s/ss) Grammar: key verbs in the near future, aller (to go) in the present tense with all subject pronouns Culture: French regions |
Assessment:
Autumn term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Spring term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Summer term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Homework:
80 mins LanguageNut per week - vocabulary training and grammar exercises
In year 9, students opt to study one language in greater depth to prepare them well for GCSE. We cover the past, present, future and conditional tenses whilst building on the vocabulary studied in years 7 and 8. We revisit complex opinions and, while studying vocabulary for travelling, we gain life skills by learning how to organise a holiday in France and what is important when going abroad.
| Quelle est ta routine? | C'est comment chem toil? Que fais-tu chem toil? |
Race across Europe | Race across Europe | Tu aims quell genre de films? | Quand es-tu allé(e) à Paris? |
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Daily routines and activities Phonetics: (e/eu/oeu), (y/il/ill), (oin) and mute H and E Grammar: -er verbs, reflexive verbs, aller and faire (all above in the present tense with all subjects pronouns) Culture: quirky tracts and funny idiomatic phrases about time |
Home life Phonetics: (ai/è/ê/ei), (y/il/ill), (r/rr) and (gn) Grammar: adjectival agreement (in gender), BRAGS adjectives, opinions verbs + infinitives faire (to do), reflexive verbs & -er verbs (all in the present tense, expressing possession with 'de' Culture: iconic and quirky houses and housing facts |
Race across Europe Phonetics: (ë/ê/ai), (é/er), (s/z), (o/ô) and (o/au/eau) Grammar: Near and simple future, future time phrases, sequences, voulair (to want) in he conditional Culture: Life in Britain vs France - differences |
Race across Europe Phonetics: (é/er/ez), (i/ge/gi), (u/û/ù) and (an/am/en/em) Grammar: Perfect and imperfect tenses, past time phrases, sequencers Culture: Life in Britain vs France - differences |
Films and TV series Phonetics: (s/z), (s/ss), (oi), (ga/go/gu) and (j/ge/gi) Grammar: complex opinions in the present tense using car/parce que Culture: French films and TV shows |
Past holidays in Paris Phonetics: (ai/é/er/ez), (on/om), (r/rr) and mute H and E Grammar: past tense (with avoir and être), past tense time phrases relative clause (with où) Culture: Facts about the French capital |
Assessment:
Autumn term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Spring term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Summer term:
- x2 vocab tests
- x1 grammar check
- 1x reading paper
- 1x listening paper
- 1x writing paper
Homework:
80 mins LanguageNut per week - vocabulary training and grammar exercises